"The rumours are true. Hot Leg is hitting the road in October with a month-long mega headlining tour! (...)The exact details of these concerts are still being finalised but rest assured we'll unveil the dates and venues very soon.

Also we're delighted to announce that we'll be appearing in support slots on the awesome Alter Bridge and Extreme tours in November. (...)The Alter Bridge and Extreme tours overlap slightly but on Monday we'll confirm which dates we are playing.

Alter Bridge have confirmed that they will hit the road in the UK in November 2008 in support of their acclaimed album, BLACKBIRD (which was released worldwide in October 2007). The band have also confirmed that the hotly anticipated new act, HOT LEG (Justin Hawkins, Ex-Darkness) and the Scottish band Logan will support them on this run. Alter Bridge’s last UK appearance was on the main stage at the Download Festival on 14th June this year.

I probably should confess early doors that I’m a huge admirer of the spandex clad rock beast that is Mr Justin Hawkins. As front man of The Darkness, he laughed in the face of fashion and sensibility, daring to bring fun and showmanship back into rock music.

From the minute they start with ‘Theme from Hot Leg’ to set the scene of defiance and mayhem, it’s pretty clear that this will be FUN. It’s a nervous start, with understandable tensions. I don’t imagine that having photographers up your nose for the first three songs really helps your concentration or nerves. Doesn’t help the audience either, dammit! Caught in the glee of rocking out, it’s not an issue though. After the lenses have gone, relaxation sets in and Justin settles in to his natural habitat. That’s the defining moment, when Justin became JUSTIN again. From then on, it was showtime. He’s lost nothing of his talent, presence and tricks. The tight jeans are revealed as slutpants when the shirt comes off, as well as a pair of startling manpants - yellow and hotpink. Lord above, boy, wear low rise thongs… knickers made of kiddy sweets are a bit much for one of my age. The tennis outfit proves popular too. I swear, there’s no VPL on my photos… Plenty of superb new and old tatts, though.

Extreme took the music scene by storm in 1990 with debut album Pornograffitti boasting badass, groove-laden swaggering numbers like 'Get The Funk Out' & the Number 1 hit ballad 'More Than Words'.They will be supported on their forthcoming UK tour by Justin Hawkins new act Hot Leg, and Nuno Bettencourt close friends - the French brothers Laurent and Philippe of The Duvals.

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